region. this moment of history belongs to you. you broke barriers and overcame obstacles to pursue the dream of democracy. it quickly becomes clear the future of a post-mubarak egypt is anything but certain. dreams of prosperity have yet to be realized as the economy worsens. discontent with the pace of reform of the military council leads to renewed protests in tahrir square. eyewitnesses show they re actually breaking the cease fires sometimes that are arranged here and just venting their fury. and there s another round of tear gas. i ve got to put the gas mask back on. venting their fury at the police. by january 2012 islamists have the political initiative with the muslim brotherhood winning a majority of seats in parliamentary elections. clashes between the military and protesters are again violent and deadly. just one country away, another revolution, an uprising in libya that began in february of 2011 quickly turns into a civil war. in march, opposition fighter
reports of the massacre that s gone on now. all right, that was mohammed reporting on the violence in syria. egyptian voters may have to wait another month to learn who their next president will be. two candidates seem likely to face off in a runoff next month. mohammed moracy on the left is a member of the muslim brotherhood. the other served before as prime minister under hosni mubarak. it s not an easy choice for egyptians starved for democracy. jimmy carter is in cairo where he s leading a delegation of observers. he said it s no surprise not everyone is happy with the results. with 13 candidates in the race, obviously, a lot of disappointed people here, but now, both sides are beginning to call in the others, inyoung people and other groups to try to induce their support in the future. both of the potential candidates are moved to the center and trying to consolidate support by asking the people who didn t support them in the past. overall, mr. carter said the la
category 2 hurricane. we re going to have the latest track of the storm for you. and for the first time in history, a commercial spacecraft linking up with the international space station. let your geek flag fly, folks. we are going to take you live to outer space in just a moment. hi, everybody. welcome to early start. i m ashleigh banfield. look who s here! good morning. nice to have you here. i m alina cho. zoraida has the day off today. it is 5:00 a.m. in the east. on this friday before memorial, we ve got lots of news. we do, so let s get right to it. this is a big story. for the first time in 33 years in fact, the anniversary today new york police may finally have their man in the murder of etan patz 33 years ago. he is 51-year-old pedro hernandez. he is under arrest and is expected to be charged with second-degree murder. he was 19 at the time that 16-year-old the etan patz disappeared while walking on his bus stop in 1969. hernandez was working in a
west broadway and prince street with the promise of a soda. he then led him into the basement of the bod ega, choked him there and disposed of the body by putting it into a plastic bag and placing it into the trash. earlier today a law enforcement source was interviewed in connection with the case and his claims were being treated with skepticism, but tonight he is under arrest for the murder 33 years ago. lou pallum bo. what other details are the police giving about this desbi how the alleged murder took place? you know, anderson, this case just continues to be a really stunner. what we re hearing about this man is that, as you indicated, he worked as a store clerk in this bod ega and that he lured the little boy, he says, with a promise of offering him a soda drink. he brought him to the basement and then strangled him and put him in a trash bag and brought this trash bag out about a block and a half away from that store and apparently then in the ensuing years, as you
democratic milwaukee mayor tom barrett head to head tonight. will scott walker be able to tame the unions? bud light. the hurricane downgraded to a category 2 but still packing a punch. popular resorts of mexico in the crosshairs this morning. casting call from folks that brought you extreme makeover home edition comes a new game show based on the bible. jeff foxworthy live this hour and we ll talk to the people behind the game show. newsroom begins right now. good friday morning to you. i m carol costello. 33 years ago today this little boy, etan patz, vanished on his way to school. this morning his alleged killer is expected to be in a new york city courtroom. his name is pedro hernandez. this is his picture on inside edition. hernandez confessed to the killing and may have solved a mystery that started a national discussion on missing children. susan candiotti is following the latest developments. hernandez is expected in court. what may happen today, susan? repo